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Keystone Symposia Board of Directors
Keystone Symposia is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors composed of distinguished leaders from across academia, industry, and other scientific and non-scientific sectors. The board meets throughout the year to provide guidance and direction to Keystone Symposia staff, and to participate with the larger Scientific Advisory Board in the determination of future conference topics and organizers. Members serve 3-year terms, and up to 3 consecutive terms. New board members are identified and recruited by the Nominating Committee of the Board and elected by the full Board.
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Board of Directors
James W. Baumgartner, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Board of Directors
Morris J. Birnbaum, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Committee Roles
Chair, Development Subcommittee
Board of Directors
David A. Brenner, M.D.
President and CEO
Center for Metabolic and Liver Disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys
Center for Metabolic and Liver Disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys
Board of Directors
Nancy J. Brown, M.D.
Jean and David W. Wallace Dean of Medicine and
C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Committee Roles
Chair, Board of DirectorsChair, Executive Subcommittee
Board of Directors
Cherié L. Butts, Ph.D.
Senior Clinical Development Lead
Biogen West Coast Hub
Biogen, Inc.
Biogen West Coast Hub
Biogen, Inc.
Committee Roles
Treasurer, Board of DirectorsChair, Finance Subcommittee
Chair, Audit Subcommittee
Treasurer, Executive Subcommittee
Board of Directors
Karin Conde-Knape, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Valo Health
Valo Health
Board of Directors
Roger D. Cone, B.S., Ph.D.
Director
Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Committee Roles
Chair, Personnel Subcommittee
Board of Directors
Richard D. DiMarchi, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Chemistry
Indiana University
Chemistry
Indiana University
Board of Directors
Maria C. Freire, Ph.D.
Principal
The Freire Group
The Freire Group
Board of Directors
Mattias Fyrenius
Independent Media Consultant Investor
Committee Roles
Chair, Marketing Subcommittee
Board of Directors
Amy Gnojek
CFO
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Board of Directors
Tony Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor and Principal Investigator
Molecular Cellular Biology Laboratories
The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
Molecular Cellular Biology Laboratories
The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
Board of Directors
Leah Maher, J.D.
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
MATRIXX Software, Inc.
Board of Directors
Michael Page
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Information Technology
SRI International
Information Technology
SRI International
Committee Roles
Chair, Innovation, Technology and Communications Subcommittee
Board of Directors
Terry L. Sheppard, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Board of Directors
Kiersten Stead, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
DCVC Bio
DCVC Bio
Board of Directors
Lori Sussel, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Research
Basic and Translational Research Division, Barbara Davis Center
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Basic and Translational Research Division, Barbara Davis Center
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Committee Roles
Secretary, Board of DirectorsSecretary, Executive Subcommittee
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Board of Directors
Mohamad Tabrizi, M.S., M.B.A.
General Partner and Managing Director
Pandect Bioventures
Pandect Bioventures
Board of Directors
Joseph C. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor & Director
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Stanford University
Board of Directors
Juleen R. Zierath, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Integrative Physiology
Karolinska Institutet
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Integrative Physiology
Karolinska Institutet
Committee Roles
Chair, Nominating Subcommittee
Emeritus BOD
Ralph A. Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine
University of California, Irvine
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine
University of California, Irvine
Emeritus BOD
Edward A. Dennis, Ph.D.
Chancellor Distinguished Professor
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Emeritus BOD
Curtis C. Harris, M.D.
Chief, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis
NCI / National Institutes of Health
NCI / National Institutes of Health
Emeritus BOD
Walter H. Moos, Ph.D.
Professor (adj), University of California, San Francisco
Principal, Pandect Venture Funds
Principal, Pandect Venture Funds